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Home / Regional / Europe / United Kingdom / Scotland / Glasgow, City of / Society and Culture / History
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- A peek at North East Glasgow - Nostalgic look at Germiston, Garngad, Roystonhill, Townhead, Springburn and Blackhill - includes and invites visitors' contributions.
website.lineone.net/~pilots
- Allan and Ferguson's Views in Glasgow - Online exhibition from the University of Glasgow that features rare artwork depicting the buildings and landmarks of early nineteenth century Glasgow, many of which have now been demolished.
special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/aandf/text.html
- Drumchapel and its History - A history of Drumchapel and surrounding areas, including the estates of Garscadden and Drumry.
www.templum.freeserve.co.uk
- Glasgow and West of Scotland Family History Society - Meetings, publications, library holdings, contact details.
www.gwsfhs.org.uk
- Glasgow Directory of 1787 - Lists of merchants, manufacturers and traders in 1787. The introduction features historical anecdotes and a who's-who of Glasgow at that time.
www.fix.law-firm.co.uk/Jones.htm
- Glasgow in the 1820's - Provides a glimpse of what life was like and includes several pictures.
www.eng.uci.edu/students/mpontius/hartley/177-179_.html
- Glasgow's Forgotten Village - The Grahamston Story - Providing information about this book by Norrie Gilliland which tells the tail about the village that was demolished to build Central Station.
www.grahamston.com
- History of Drumchapel - Local history site concentrating on Drumchapel and surrounding areas such as Garscadden and Drumry.
www.templum.freeserve.co.uk/history/drumchapel.htm
- James 'Perlie' Wilson, the Scottish Radical Martyr - "Scotland Free or a Desert" An account of the Glasgow left-wing insurrection of 1820 - James Wilson hanged and decapitated as a traitor.
members.tripod.com/dcwilson
- Strathclyde Fire Presevation Society - Historical view of Fire engines used within Glasgow and surrounding areas from the 1960s onwards.
www.ayeready.org
- The Place Names and Street Names of Glasgow - The history and origins of the street names and district.
bmcphee.com/glasgow_places.htm
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